Trait Theory

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Researchers agree that there are five robust factors of personality which can serve as a meaningfultaxonomy for classifying personality attributes Researchers agree that there are 5 robust factors of personality which can serve as a meaningful taxonomy for classifying personality attributes.

We are going to examine the definitions and relationships of these five personality traits. Trait Theory OpennessConscientiousnessExtraversionAgreeablenessNeuroticism O.C.E.A.N. Imaginative New experiencesIndependent thinkers Pay attention to inner feelings Openness Traits Well Organized Working towards goalsResist impulse Conscientiousness Traits Being in groupsThinking optimisticallyAdventure seekers Extraversion Traits Eager to help other peopleSympathetic to othersAvoid antagonism Agreeableness Phobias DistressAnxietiesNegative Compulsion Neuroticism Beatty, M. (2012). Social and communicative anxiety. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. Ed, 891(92), Retrieved from http://www.sagepub.com/edwards/study/materials/reference/77593_14.1ref.pdf

Lounsbury, J. (2009). Personality characteristics of business majors as defined by the big five and narrow personality traits. Journal of Education for Business, 84(4), 200-205. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.hpu.edu/ehost/detail?sid=5e1437eb-af4c-4 239-ab29-085f24c52b37@sessionmgr11&vid=6&hid=18&bdata=JnNpdGU9 ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ==

Tupes, E. Air Force Systems Command, Lackland Air Force Base. (1961). Recurrent personality factors based on trait ratings, technical (ASD-TR-61-97) References Practically all personality theorists are concerned withtraits. After all, traits are what make us who we are.

Interested in the comparison of people based on aspects and degrees.Not concerned with behavior in a given situationNot concerned with developmentNot interested in personality change Trait Theory Ernest Tupes and Raymond Cristal advanced the initial model, based on work done at the U.S. Air Force Personnel Laboratory in the late 1950s (Tupes, 1961)

J.M. Digman proposed his five factor model of personality in 1990, (Digman, 1990)

Goldman extended it to the highest level of organizations in 1993. (Goldberg, 1993)

In a personality test, the Five Factor Model or FFM (Costa, 1992) may also be used to reference the Big Five traits. History The Big Five personality test gives you more insight into how you react in different situations, which can help you choose an occupation.

Career professionals and psychologists use this information in a personality career test for recruitment and candidate assessment. So What? http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/ Objectivity. It's reliance on statistical or objective data.

Subjectivity or personal experience of the theorists play no role in trait theory.

Trait theory has no bias

Ease of Use Strengths of Trait Theory Does not address development

Poor predictor of future behavior

No means of change Criticisms of Trait Theory Questions? Tendency to engage in conversations about controversial topics. Argumentativeness is a positive trait Verbal aggression and hostility are negative traits. (Gass, 2012) Argumentativeness Social anxiety refers to psychological distress experienced in reaction to the mere presence of people, whereas the term communicative anxiety is used to describe the fear associated with either real or anticipated communication with others. (Beatty, 2012) Social and Communicative Anxiety Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism